The Battle of Algiers

The Battle of Algiers

Release date : September 8, 1966
Runtime : 2h 1m
Countries of origin : Italy / Algeria /
Original Language : Arabic / English / French /
Director : Gillo Pontecorvo /
Production companies : Igor Film / Casbah Film /
Budget : $800,000.00
Revenue : $964,028.00
September 8, 1966 2h 1m Italy Drama Arabic More
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Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in 1957. The film traces the rebels' struggle and the increasingly extreme measures taken by the French government to quell the revolt.
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Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe
Yacef Saâdi
El-Hadi Jaffar
Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Larbi Zekkal
Combattant FLN
Rouiched
The Drunk Man (uncredited)
Noureddine Brahimi
Responsable FLN
Si Mohamed Baghdadi
Larbi Ben M'hidi
Abderrahmane Brahimi
Le Marié de la Casbah
Fatiha Djoudi
La Mariée de la Casbah
Franco Moruzzi
Mahmoud (uncredited)
Tomasso Neri
Captain Dubois
Ugo Paletti
Captain
Gene Wesson
(uncredited)

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  • title:The Battle of Algiers
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1966
  • Runtime:2h 1m
  • Genres: Drama · War · History ·
  • Countries of origin: Italy · Algeria ·
  • Original Language: Arabic · English · French ·
  • Director: Gillo Pontecorvo /
  • Writers: Franco Solinas · Gillo Pontecorvo ·
  • Production companies: Igor Film · Casbah Film ·
  • Budget:$800,000.00
  • Revenue:$964,028.00
  • Overview:Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in 1957. The film traces the rebels' struggle and the increasingly extreme measures taken by the French government to quell the revolt.
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